Exploring layered architecture
Regardless of your development background, you have most likely encountered the term architecture before. It would be surprising if you hadn’t, since as soon as you have more than a few files in your project, you need some form of logical and navigable structure.
The primary goal of good architecture is to address two questions:
- How should you effectively separate concerns?
- How should you manage the relationships between these concerns?
Concerns can include various levels of abstractions, such as databases, APIs, user interfaces, and business logic. While there are no universally right or wrong approaches to application architecture, as it depends on the specific project and team, it is still important to establish structure and rules to follow the chosen architecture. Here are some indicators of a good architecture:
- Separation of concerns: The separation of concerns is essential to a solid application architecture...
